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A Night at the SF Opera, It’s Back and It’s Wonderful
San Franciscans love a good costume party. In fact dressing up, having a couple cocktails and doing something artsy is a San Francisco tradition as old as the gold rush. It warmed my cold, foggy heart when I saw our Opera House’s doors open again. Inside the gowns flowed, the

The Streets of San Francisco & Oakland in 2020
What a year. To tell the story of 2020 I teamed up with Bay Area photographer Marcell Turner, whose imagery captures both the comforting and horrifying views of our streets in vivid detail. Let’s take a visual walk down memory lane, in both Oakland and San Francisco. All photography by

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Our 12 Most Read Stories of 2019
So long 2019, don’t let the door hit you on the ass on your way out! Now, let’s all have a seat and scroll through the most read articles published on BrokeAssStuart.com over the past twelve months. Unsurprisingly, they cover progressive views, culture, nightlife, and of course a sprinkling of

Excellent Art Parties, Paint Battles & Performance Artists in SF
If you want to mingle with performance artists at the top of their game, or have a full-on Berlin style dance party with them, then you’re in luck this week. November is jam-packed with really immersive, creative, and hands-on events in the city.

I Ate The New Robot Burger in SF, and it Surprised Me
When I first heard about San Francisco’s new robot cook I was a mixed bag of emotions. On one hand, I didn’t like the idea of automated machines taking jobs from service industry workers. But on the other hand, (the little piggy inside of me) really wanted to make friends with a robot who could make me cheeseburgers.